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Month: October 2013

“Quite exciting, this computer magic!” – Viv Savage, This is Spinal Tap “It’s such a fine line between stupid and clever.” – David St. Hubbins, This is Spinal Tap by Jeremy Voss David Cage makes me feel many things, but mostly he makes me feel like a hypocrite. Here I am, bemoaning all the mindless…

There were a bunch of things I had intended to write about today – the Tiger Woods / EA split, the generally, startlingly positive reviews for Assassins Creed IV and if that was enough to push me back into a franchise that I’d all but sworn off, etc. – but in light of Lou Reed’s death*, …

So I had big, grand plans for blogging here last week, and, clearly, those plans all went to shit. I’d written a rather gigantic review of Beyond: Two Souls for the NYVCC (which probably won’t be going up until early November), and in the process of putting it together I started getting a little philosophical about …

I’m very scatterbrained this afternoon, so rather than trying to focus on one topic, I’m just going to move around as I see fit. 1. In my last post I said I was glad that I didn’t have to review Beyond: Two Souls. But as it turns out, I ended up finishing it on Wednesday, and …

I am in a weird spot when it comes to David Cage. On the one hand, I’ve grown tired of shooters and mindless violence and flashy, empty spectacle, and so I’m very appreciative of games with ambition; games that clearly meant something to their creators; games that actively try to do something different. On the other …

On Monday, I said that I wouldn’t write any more about GTA V until I finished it. On Monday night, I finished it. I pushed through the last 5 or 6 missions in one go, including the setting-up and execution of the last heist, and then finished the final tying up of loose ends. The Social Club …

I know I said I wasn’t going to post any more about GTA V until I finished the game, but this video is part of why the game remains so intoxicating. (This video came out on 9/23, but I just found out about it about 5 minutes ago.)